Melbourne City Council moves to protect graffiti artist Banksy's work
A piece of Melbourne street artwork by reclusive British artist Banksy has now gone under cover.
A clear perspex screen has been installed to protect the quirky piece of graffiti from being vandalised.
The 1m spray-stencil work of a figure in a duffle coat with a diver's helmet is on the back wall of the Nicholas Building at the entrance to Cocker Alley, off Flinders Lane. It was painted in 2003.
Despite its value, it is often hidden behind rubbish bins. Other Banksy works dotted around Melbourne's laneways have disappeared under layers of graffiti or through council clean-ups.
The city council's Street Art Assessment Panel designated the stencil as legal art.
The cover, paid for by the building's owners, cost a few hundred dollars. Some of Banksy's London graffiti art has sold for over $450,000.
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▓▒░JASE░▒▓, The Daemon, visualmongoose, Servilles, and 22 other people added this photo to their favorites.
thekingoflubes (49 months ago | reply)
i had photo this some years ago in 2003 and wonder if was a banksy, i glad spotted it!
rEn84 (45 months ago | reply)
Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato Poesia urbana. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere l’elemento al gruppo.
masonstormhead (40 months ago | reply)
Its amazing isn't it, if the work was by any other street artist it would be labelled as criminal damage and unlawful and would get the artist arrested if they were caught doing it, but because its a Banksy and worth loads of money the Council suddenly decide its "Legal Street Art", what a bunch of hypocritical dicks!!
b-INS-laden /̵͇̿̿/̿̿"̿̿̿̿̿ ̿̿̿ (37 months ago | reply)
el graffiti es mas que trazos y stencils,en esta foto se ve la muestra
es algo mas profundo,increible
Dirk65 (35 months ago | reply)
wow, very cool work !! ;-)